Thanks! How do you make that out? Are you looking at 20.1.2.2 SHIP REARMAMENT AT PORTS TABLE?

I just canīt figure it out!

Yes I am (pg 285). The 16in/50 Mk 7 says the Reload cost is 5400. Go over to the Port-3 column, it shows the NS needed is 1072. For those size shells, you need lots and lots of NS until you get the port up to size 7.

As a game mechanics issue, do remember that ports have ops points also. AFAIK the bigger the port, the more they have. So, even if 16" guns can be reloaded there on account of the needed naval support being present, you won't know until you try just how many turns it will take to reload how many ships with 16" guns. And that will be influenced by what other port activity is taking place.

As a game mechanics issue, do remember that ports have ops points also. AFAIK the bigger the port, the more they have. So, even if 16" guns can be reloaded there on account of the needed naval support being present, you won't know until you try just how many turns it will take to reload how many ships with 16" guns. And that will be influenced by what other port activity is taking place.

As a game mechanics issue, do remember that ports have ops points also. AFAIK the bigger the port, the more they have. So, even if 16" guns can be reloaded there on account of the needed naval support being present, you won't know until you try just how many turns it will take to reload how many ships with 16" guns. And that will be influenced by what other port activity is taking place.

You've got the engineers and the supply. I'd just build the port.

Also that's more VPs ;).

I'm reading both sides of this AAR these days, so I don't want to give advice, but I feel free to give technical/game engine types comments.

Thanks! I read up a little as well. I pick up the "manual" to check out "A" and become mesmerized by thought "B" and end up forgetting what I opened it for in the first place. and besides the darn thing is fragile now. It was kind of vague though, something like "late war".

Lowpe, perhaps it is coming yet, but maybe he hasn't invaded because, like the real thing, the Allies won without invading the HI. And, my friend, that was a good thing for both Japan and the Allies, particularly the USA. The slaughter and human suffering would have been immense.

certainly would have been worse for Japan, in the short term (and probably long term). Pretty much would guarantee a level of damage at least a magnitude higher than they endured historically, plus I'm sure that Hirohito would have been hung as well, as a war criminal - with all of those implications to post-war Japanese life.

It was either Korea or the HI. Where doesnīt really matter as long as there is a level 9 AF within normal B17/24 range of the HI. If I could do it again I would probably have landed on the HI instead. Didnīt realize Erik could rail the entire Manchuria garrison to Korea. I bet there are fewer IDs on the HI then Manchuria...

The 29th of June 1945 will be known as the day of the last Allied Amphibious landing of the war...

------------------------ Korea ------------------------ I donīt know but bombardments here seems to cause wildly fluctuating results. One day Iīm causing 200-300 casualties only to have results like this the day after:

Despite all the damage Iīm causing Eriks troops are still hovering around 7k. So Iīm barely keeping up with recovery. Its just so much troops even casualties like this are not dangerous. Hopefully his DIS is starting to rise though.

I also have a small surprise planned in three or four days...

------------------------ China ------------------------ So, nothing too exotic in our last Amphib OPS. We are landing at Ningpo (see map). There is good reason for that which can also been seen in the map. Resistance is already wiped out by 4Es flying from Naha and the naval bombardment. The 3rd RGC Division must have been almost completely wiped out earlier because after this attack and two other causing two digit losses it was completely wiped off the map.

Base will be secured tomorrow by the 8th Indian ID and the 3rd OZ ID. D+2 will see a full Army land. These are the troops that earlier cleared HK and Canton.

We continue mop up operations all over China. Only thing holding us back right now is supply. Two 500k convoys are due to arrive within 14 days and a smaller 200k convoy will arrive in just 4 days. That convoy has been running at flank speed for over a week now and I had to dispatch oilers to refuel it.

------------------------ Strategic Bombing ------------------------ On the 28th we tried to hit another NF factory at Nagoya. This was a costly mission as over 20 B29s were lost for only 4 points of damage to the factories. This was the last B29 raid from Luzon. B29s will now rebase to Moppo. Its a bit of a risk but Iīm willing to take it if I can get the B29 losses down even the slightest.

------------------------ Air War ------------------------ Erik has completely withdrawn from Korea, China and Singapore. Fighters have concentrated in Tokyo (1400) and Hiroshima (600).

------------------------ Korea ------------------------ Well, Erik is not the only one who can pile on stuff. Bringing in every available reserve I have including pulling some IDs from China and the DEI I have now managed to sneak in 3000 more AV at Gunzan. This means that the next DA I will actually have a 1000 AV advantage rather then a 2000 disadvantage. I hope that will tip the balance in favor or my troops. I will also launch some heavy naval bombardments from 9 slow BBs.

Interestingly enough Erik has inched his SCTFs closer to Korea. Earlier he has made sure he is at least 8 hexes out from possible allied CV strikes. He has now moved closer and is only 7 hexes from Moppo That can only mean he will try to hit Moppo again. If he does he will find a very unpleasant surprise there...

The entire allied SCTF fleet (minus the CV protection) is currently at Moppo. Most of the heavy guns will bombard Gunzan but 2 Iowas, 5 modern CAs and 12 Clevelands and over 200 DDs are on station to guard against just such a thing. There are also some 600 mines, 200 PT boats and about 100 subs patrolling the waters. And if he ends up within 3 hexes of Moppo at daybreak 400 TBs and 200 DBs are ready to attack.

If Erik comes he will come with everything including the KB + LBA. So Iīm going to stand down some of the sweeps and make sure I have a solid CAP up. Iīm also going to fly in the P47Ns that have been resting at Naha.

Whatever happens tomorrow it will be a really interesting turn!

------------------------ China ------------------------ Looks like Erik is keeping most of the superstack at the CMAs location. Only 3 IDs are moving towards Shanghai. They were hit pretty heavy from the air this turn.

quote:

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 60th Division, at 88,55 , near Chuhsien

These guys wonīt be able to hold Hangchow against us. Nowhere close to. The landing troops have started to move inland while the 2nd wave will land tomorrow. I havnīt counted the exact number of AV but its around 3000.

------------------------ Strategic Bombing ------------------------ B24s hit Keijo at day taking out a large chunk of HI/LI.

Indeed, having looked more closely at the actual turn file Iīm pretty convinced Erik will try something in the coming days. Perhaps even next turn. He has moved a big chunk of his AF forward too. Hopefully he will go through with it. The sheer number of TFs protects Moppo with numbers alone. He will either run out of ammo or OPS long before he can reach the AF. And if he runs out of OPS which is likely he will lose whatever he sent in in the morning.

I moved the CV fleet closer to Moppo. This will leave the Amphibs at Ningpo exposed but the will unload the troops during the night and after that I donīt have more need of them anyway if Erik sinks a few. I canīt fly much from Shanghai. Probably because supply is bad. I havnīt even bothered with closing the AF.